Foot traffic will replace vehicular traffic in the Fort McHenry Tunnel on Sunday for the 6th annual Tunnel Run to raise money for the Special Olympics of Maryland.

Foot traffic will replace vehicular traffic in the Fort McHenry Tunnel on Sunday for the 6th annual Tunnel Run to raise money for the Special Olympics of Maryland.

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Updated: 6:11 PM EDT Sep 18, 2014

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WEBVTT TRAFFIC OF A DIFFERENT KIND WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE FORT MCHENRY TUNNEL ON SUNDAY FOR THE 16TH ANNUAL TUNNEL RACE TO RAISE MONEY FOR MARYLAND. JENNIFER FRANCIOTTI HAS DETAILS. STILL DECORATED FOR THE STAR-SPANGLED SPECTACULAR, A NEW ALERT FOR DRIVERS FOR OF -- AND OTHER EVENTS HAPPENING THIS SUNDAY. CAR AND TRUCK TRAFFIC WILL BE REPLACED BY FOOT TRAFFIC FOR THE SOCIAL A BIG ATHLETES RACE. -- SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES R ACE. THE CHALLENGE FOR US IS EVEN BIGGER. WE ARE WORKING TO SUPPORT THESE ATHLETES. THIS WILL BE HIS THIRD TUNNEL RUN. WHETHER THEY WALK OR RUN THROUGH THE TUNNELS, NO MATTER IF THEY COME IN FIRST OR LAST, WE WANTED TO COME OUT AND ENJOY THEMSELVES. -- WE WANT THEM TO COME OUT AND ENJOY THEMSELVES. ON SUNDAY, 900 PLUS PARTICIPANTS WILL MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE NEWLY -- NEARLY 1.7 MILE STRETCH. THEY WILL SHUT IT DOWN ON SATURDAY NIGHT. WE CLEAN IT UP AND IT'S PRETTY WOMAN GO THROUGH THE NEXT MORNING AND WE WILL HAVE IT BACK OPEN BY NOON ON SUNDAY -- IT'S PRETTY WHEN WE GO THROUGH IT AND THEN WE'LL HAVE IT BACK UP BY NOON ON SUNDAY. THEY ARE HOPING TO RAISE $30,000. IN ADDITION TO THE RACE FEES, THEY CAN RAISE MORE MONEY. WE HAVE COMPETITIONS IN MULTIPLE AGE DIVISIONS, AND GENDER. PARKING IS FREE AND THERE WILL BE FOOD VENDORS ON-SITE.

Tunnel run raises funds for Special Olympics Md.

Foot traffic will replace vehicular traffic in the Fort McHenry Tunnel on Sunday for the 6th annual Tunnel Run to raise money for the Special Olympics of Maryland.